CEBU CITY – Confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been detected in a mountain barangay here. Dr. Alice Utlang, head of the city’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries (DVMF), reported that seven pigs died in Barangay Bonbon and tested positive for ASF. The confirmation...
CEBU CITY – Charges were filed against a woman for allegedly manufacturing and selling falsified Tax Identification Number (TIN) cards. NATIONAL Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas Regional Director Renan Oliva (left) shows the mug shots of a woman who was arrested for allegedly selling...
CEBU CITY – Dispose of your car batteries properly. MOTOLITE executives May Guste (left), Natalio Omictin, and Camille Fabrero talk about the company’s efforts help protect the environment from improper disposal of car batteries. (Calvin D. Cordova) A leading car battery manufacturer issued...
CEBU CITY – There will be a significant surge in the demand for Filipino nurses working in the United States in the next eight to 10 years. BERTCH Ian Ranis (left), co-owner and managing director of Fil-Global Immigration Services Corp., and Naomi Chelo Elemia, the firm’s program lead, talk how...
The full completion of the 230-kilovolt Cebu-Bohol interconnection project will decongest power supply flow in the tourist-haven Bohol; and will also have positive spillover effect to improving power supply in the Luzon grid by taking the edge off on the existing Leyte-Bohol submarine cable....
By JAMES A. LOYOLA The Gokongwei Group’s Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines’ leading carrier, has rolled out another of its much-awaited Piso Sale, this time for routes that will soon relaunch from Clark International Airport. In a statement, the airline said that, from July 15 to July 22, 2024,...
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Eager to rub elbows with members of Bini, four “blooms,” the word used to describe fans of the popular girl group, did not hesitate to shell out some cash for a concert here on Sunday night, July 14. Excitement was replaced with disappointment when the four fans...
As the Philippines moves to secure its power supplies for the near and medium term, the country's fastest-growing economic hub, Cebu, is aligning its own resources to meet the energy demands of its booming IT-BPM, Tourism, and Manufacturing industries. At a recent energy forum in Makati...
Two acclaimed hotel brands under SM Hotels and Convention Corp.’s (SMHCC) portfolio, Conrad Manila and Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, have both received the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2024 as part of the top 10 best hotels in the Philippines. Both properties made it as two of the best...
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY—Efforts to stop drivers or operators of Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) from overcharging amid the influx of passengers caused by the ongoing Palarong Pambansa here have been strengthened. A POLICEMAN flags down a taxi to check its meter amid reports that some Palarong...
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) warned drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) against overcharging especially during the week-long Palarong Pambansa 2024 here. LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario received reports that some Palarong Pambansa...
CEBU CITY – Nine athletes and a coach are confined at the Cebu City Medical Center after they were diagnosed with dengue shortly after they arrived here for the Palarong Pambansa 2024. VICE President and outgoing Education Secretary Sara Duterte visits athletes confined at the Cebu City...
